GENERAL INFO

We meet monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30. Meetings are held at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Road, Nanaimo. The main entry to the hall is on the right side at the rear of the building.

Come early to submit your exhibit in the parlour show, to browse the plant and seed tables, to buy an "Early Bird" raffle ticket, to peruse our library of books, to sign up for an activity or to visit with other members.

Refreshments are available for a 50 cent donation at the regular meetings during the break. Be sure to bring your own cup and save a second 50 cents on a styrofoam cup purchase. During the break, you may visit the Parlour Show exhibits in addition to the activities described above.

Visitors and guests are always welcome. There is a $ 3 drop-in fee. You will receive a complimentary newsletter and you can use your drop-in ticket towards a new membership .

MEETING DATES and guest speakers for 2012 are as follows:

January 11 - Priscilla Brewer : Edible Landscaping
February 08 - Hans Rhenisch : Fruit Management Practices
March 14 - Dorothee Kieser : Building a Greenhouse
April 11 -
May 09 -
June 13 -
July 11 -
August 08 - Annual NHS Picnic : Bowen Park picnic shelter at 5:00 p.m.
September 12 -
October 10 -
November 14 - Elections; Open Forum
December 12 - Christmas Dinner : Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre at 5:00 p.m


All regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.; exceptions are (as noted above) the August date is our Annual Picnic in Bowen Park and the December date is our Christmas Dinner.